It’s shortened all the way down to “‘j’eet” or Jeet?. This is a question, not an exclamation or vocalization of noise! It is the super-abbreviated Philadelphia way of saying “Did you eat (yet)?” or “Didja eat?”. You will get some very strange looks if you do. It’s a thing, but just don’t call it a sub sandwich. The rest of youse guys call this a “sub sandwich.” Philly calls it a hoagie. It’s pretty common in Philly to hear people talking about what they did and when they last went “down to shore”. Down the ShoreĮveryone goes down to a shore where there’s enough beach and activity to keep you busy and having fun all day. Say “center city” and nobody will bat an eyelash about you. In Philly, if you say “downtown” people will know that you are from out of town and look at you weird. Center CityĬenter City is downtown Philly, a.k.a., “center of the city.” Anywhere else in the country people go downtown. To help you decipher the above conversation and blend into Philly like the best secret agent, here’s a basic Philly urban dictionary. It’s okay only a true-born Philadelphian would know what any of those phrases mean. Unless you know what all of those phrases mean, you are definitely not from Philly and more than likely you are completely lost right now. This is just a typical conversation for anyone with a Philly vocabulary. “Jeet? Cheesesteak wit Whiz? Whatta ’bout some wooder ice? Oh, you ate that going down the shore? Okay.”

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